# NousResearch/hermes-agent · macOS TCC denial error messaging fix

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #120396: \[Bug\]: macOS TCC denial is reported as a Chrome real-profile lock
- PR #120412: fix(browser): report a macOS TCC denial as a Full Disk Access error, not a profile lock

A bug was identified where macOS TCC permission denials were being misreported as Chrome profile lock errors. These members address improving the error explanation shown to users when macOS denies Full Disk Access permissions.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Open related issues

- #120396: \[Bug\]: macOS TCC denial is reported as a Chrome real-profile lock

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#120409: fix(browser): explain macOS profile permission denials**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#120412`, `#120396`
- **#120412: fix(browser): report a macOS TCC denial as a Full Disk Access error, not a profile lock**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `hermes_cli/browser_connect.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_browser_connect_real_profile_snapshot_errors.py`, `tests/tools/test_browser_real_profile.py`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `agent`